HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE BLOG

So glad to hear that one of the 2015 AOPA fly-ins will be in our backyard... Salinas (KSNS)! I am looking forward to visiting vendor booths and seeing some cool airplanes.
Here's the AOPA Salinas fly-in information: "...scheduled for California’s Salinas Municipal Airport (SNS) on May 16..." Read the AOPA press … [Read More...]

If you're like me: a pilot who likes to attend air shows and industry conventions... there's been some changes in the schedule this year.
As you may have heard, AOPA is no longer doing their annual huge “AOPA Expo” on alternating coasts, instead they are doing several smaller regional ones. The west coast event is … [Read More...]

General Aviation is alive and well at San Francisco International Airport. Usually to be avoided because of the $237 in fees for landing and parking, and because it's a very busy Class Bravo airport... I had the opportunity recently to land a Cirrus there.
The reason was charter. A customer was in a hurry and needed to be … [Read More...]

The San Francisco area, when seen on a clear day from a small airplane, is one of the greatest sights in the country. Local pilots love to fly the "bay tour" and pilots from around the world inquire with me about how to fly it.
When I am contacted about arranging a flight lesson for a holder of a foreign pilot certificate, I … [Read More...]

I liked this article in AOPA Magazine so much I wanted to reprint it here. Find out how business aircraft can help you and your business: either flying it yourself, or using a charter company for occasional trips.
You don’t have to be a Fortune 500 company or multinational corporation to benefit from using a general aviation … [Read More...]